How 'Bad-Ass Librarians' Rescued Mali's Precious Texts from Jihadists Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email With the armed conflict that occurred between 2012 and 2013, Mali's cultural heritage was severely damaged. Here, an employee cleans a page of a manuscript with a brush. ( UN Photo/Marco Dormino / flickr-creativecommons ) Produced by PRI and WNYC